The strange ways of democracy


Don’t like the two main parties, so vote for the third? If only politics is that logical and voters that idealistic. — Filepic/The Star

THE basic assumption is that if there are two coalitions – say Madani vs Perikatan Nasional – and voters are unhappy with both, they’ll vote for a third force in a by election.

But politics does not work that way.

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